Transportation
The increasing shift to electric and autonomous vehicles, multimodal transportation, and transportation-as-a-service business models—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of transportation.
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http://ktemoc.blogspot.com/2023/05/can-sustainable-aviation-fuel-make.html
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Can sustainable aviation fuel make flying green? Here's why it may not be that simple. KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 — Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) appears to be the latest trendy buzzword among politicians. touted. SAF as the key to decarbonising an industry that is fast becoming one of the biggest global carbon emitters, thanks to the world's insatiable thirst for flying cheaply.
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https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/high-fat-flight-jetliner-make-fossil-fuel-free-105221563
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High-fat flight is first jetliner to make fossil fuel-free trans-Atlantic crossing from London to NY
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LONDON -- The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called "jet zero."The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flight was powered without using fossil fuels, relying on...
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https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/gm-ford-will-reroute-baltimore-shipments-after-bridge-collapse-3353715
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Investing
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https://www.biv.com/news/transportation/richmond-company-makes-international-electric-plane-debut-at-wisconsin-airshow-9257017
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A Richmond-based aviation company will demonstrate its all-electric eBeaver at an airshow in Wisconsin this week. The eBeaver will conduct two flight demonstrations at the airshow, taking place this week. Additionally, the company will be featured during Innovation Day on Tuesday, where the plane will be on stationary display to the public.
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https://www.anandtech.com/show/21223/intel-unveils-first-sdv-soc-family-for-the-automotive-market-at-ces-2024
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Further to Intel's AI-related announcements surrounding their Meteor Lake SoC and its integrated NPU, the automotive market is another market where Intel expects that AI can make a big difference. Intel has just expanded its attention to the automotive AI market by acquiring Silicon Mobility SAS, a company specializing in EV energy management and AI-enhanced software driving the digital cockpit.
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https://www.utilitydive.com/news/entek-1-billion-doe-loan-terre-haute-indiana-battery-separator-facility/720980/
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This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The facility will support the production of roughly 1.9 million mid-size or 1.3 million full-size electric vehicles, several hundred thousand more than its projections in March 2023. Entek's facility capacity is expected to produce 1.72 billion square meters of separator material annually for the North American EV market, according to the DOE release.
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https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/india-to-host-2nd-asia-pacific-ministerial-conference-on-civil-aviation-in-sept/articleshow/111762022.cms
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The second Asia Pacific ministerial conference on civil aviation will be held in the national capital on September 11 and 12, which is expected to see the participation of representatives from around 40 countries, including China and Pakistan. The Asia Pacific region is a significant contributor...
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-12882049/Is-key-beating-travel-sickness-Futuristic-car-chassis-promises-cancel-unwanted-motion-uneven-road-surfaces-help-potholes.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
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Published: 08:30 EST, 23 December 2023 | Updated: 08:40 EST, 23 December 2023 There's nothing worse than car sickness on a long, winding, pothole-filled drive. And, for the one in three people who are especially prone to motion sickness, the inevitable nausea can be an almost daily inconvenience....
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https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/elli-at-iaa-2023-showcasing-ellis-new-e-mobility-products-and-future-projects/
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As one of Europe's largest e-mobility service providers, Volkswagen Group's brand Elli will showcase new charging products and services as well as unveil its future plans at this year's International Motor Show (IAA) in Munich. Elli will also give a sneak peek at upcoming energy innovations and...
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https://www.carscoops.com/2023/12/lucid-confirms-50000-tesla-model-3-y-rivals-arriving-after-2025/
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Lucid Confirms $50,000 Tesla Model 3/Y Rivals Coming After 2025
The electric brand's entry-level models will include the same trick battery tech as the Air sedan and Gravity SUV
Lucid's CEO, Peter Rawlinson, has confirmed that the American electric vehicle startup is in the...
The electric brand's entry-level models will include the same trick battery tech as the Air sedan and Gravity SUV
Lucid's CEO, Peter Rawlinson, has confirmed that the American electric vehicle startup is in the...
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https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/tui-aviation/tui-airline-implements-machine-learning-to-cut-fuel-burn-on-climb-out/
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TUI Airline has fully implemented the SITA OptiClimb® solution across all five of its airlines to reduce fuel consumption during the climb-out phase of flights, aligning with the group's sustainability goals. This technology utilises predictive analytics and machine learning, using tail-specific performance models, 4D weather forecasts, and operational flight plans to predict fuel burn scenarios.
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https://www.npr.org/2024/03/20/1239092833/biden-epa-auto-emissions-evs
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In a boost for EVs, EPA finalizes strict new limits on tailpipe emissions
Morning traffic fills the SR2 freeway in Los Angeles, California. The EPA released new rules for vehicle emissions that are expected to cut tailpipe pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, which are...
Morning traffic fills the SR2 freeway in Los Angeles, California. The EPA released new rules for vehicle emissions that are expected to cut tailpipe pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, which are...
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https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/life-aging/housing-and-mobility-in-switzerland-continue-to-outpace-inflation/81947279
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Housing has become more expensive in Switzerland over the last year due to two mortgage reference interest rate hikes affecting rents among existing tenancies, as well as a shortage of new rental flats.
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The cost of housing and mobility in Switzerland again...
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The cost of housing and mobility in Switzerland again...
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https://cleantechnica.com/2024/04/11/tesla-leading-in-auto-brand-loyalty/
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Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! In the ever-evolving landscape of electric vehicles (EVs), Tesla stands tall as a beacon of innovation and brand loyalty. A recent survey conducted by Bloomberg Intelligence sheds light on the current state of the EV market, revealing fascinating trends and consumer preferences.
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https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/irs-treasury-department-release-new-8209801/
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The IRS and U.Department of the Treasury released on Dec. 15, 2023, Notice 2024-06 regarding Section 40B of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective for fuel mixtures sold or used after Dec. 31, 2022, and before Jan. 2025, Section 40B provides a tax credit for each sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in a qualified mixture.
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https://fortune.com/2024/07/08/chinese-self-driving-cars-us-roads-data-collection-surveillance-national-security-concerns-investigation/
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ON FEB. 1 LAST YEAR, Montana residents gawked upwards at a large white object hovering in the sky that looked to be another moon. The airborne object was in fact a Chinese spy balloon loaded with cameras, sensors, and other high-tech surveillance equipment, and it set off a nationwide panic as it...
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https://instapundit.com/620914/
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December 8, 2023
"INVESTS": Biden Invests $3 billion in California's High Speed Rail.
The money will help buy six electric trains and bankroll construction and design of a train station and other facilities and projects along a 171-mile stretch of rail line in California's central...
"INVESTS": Biden Invests $3 billion in California's High Speed Rail.
The money will help buy six electric trains and bankroll construction and design of a train station and other facilities and projects along a 171-mile stretch of rail line in California's central...
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https://www.investopedia.com/who-is-jennifer-granholm-5095178
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Jennifer Granholm is the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Nominated by President-elect Joe Biden in December 2020, she was confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 25, 2021, and sworn in later the same day.
Granholm was the attorney general of Michigan from 1998 to 2002 and served two terms as the governor of...
Granholm was the attorney general of Michigan from 1998 to 2002 and served two terms as the governor of...
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/track-maintainers-meet-the-unsung-heroes-who-ensure-a-safe-journey-by-train/article68148623.ece
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No one might dare to walk outdoors in summer without a shade in sight when the Sun blazes on one's head while steel rails beneath multiply the heat. Yet, some unsung heroes and heroines of the Indian Railways brave the scorching heat and the vagaries of nature to ensure a smooth journey for lakhs of travellers and safe transportation of tonnes of freight.
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https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1140849_ev-batteries-degrade-faster-in-hot-weather-what-owners-can-do
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Hot weather can cause EV batteries to degrade faster, but there are some simple things owners can do to help protect their cars, according battery-health analysis firm Recurrent. Recurrent publishes battery health reports for used EVs, but also uses the data pulled from vehicles to study the impact of hot and cold weather on range and battery health.
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenroberts/2019/03/18/downside-of-boeing-airbus-duopoly-apparent-when-one-stumbles/#6a3623471017
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"I have no problems with monopolies," a mentor once told me, "as long as their my own." I was reminded of this quip after the second Boeing 737 Max 8 crash. Boeing is no monopoly, of course, buit it is, with Airbus, a duopoly.
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/n7ez5m/ford-and-tesla-announced-biggest-electric-vehicle-news-in-years
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Moveable explores the future of transportation, infrastructure, energy, and cities.Ford and Tesla have announced a partnership on electric vehicle charging where Ford EVs will have access to more than 12,000 Superchargers in North America and future Ford EVs will adopt the Tesla plug, effectively...